Clutch purse with changeable covers



United States Patent [72] Inventor Joeeph Margolis500E85thSt.,NewYork,NewYork 10028 [211 App]. No. 884,416 [22] Filed Dec.12, 1969 [45] Patented d. 27, 1970 [54] CLUTCH PURSE WITH CHANGEABLECOVERS Claims, 7 [having Ftp.

[52] U.S. (1 150/28, 150/36, 150/42 [51] Int. Cl. Ac 3/08 Field ofSearchISO/28.1, 28, 29, 30, 42

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,063,031 5/1913 Henry/28(.1) 1,570,515 1/1926 Meltzer 150/28(.1) 1,990,360 2/1935 Anishl50/28(.1) 2,059,022 10/1936 Park 150/28(.1)

Primary Examiner-Donald F. Norton Tucker l50/28(.l) 150/28(.'1)l50/28(.l) 150/28(.1) l50/28(.1) l50/28(.1) 150/28(.1) l50/28(.l)l50/28(.l) 150/29 150/28(.1)

AttorneySandoe, Hopgood, and Calimafde ABSTRACT: A purse or handbaghaving changeable covers is disclosed in which the main purse hasextending closure flaps with article receiving pockets. Separable coversare provided having flap receiving pockets. The main purse. flap, andcover also have fastening elements to fasten the flap, cover and purse.

Patented Qct. 2' 7, 1970 Sheet J of I INVENTOR. JDJEPH MARGOL 45 Jud)ATM/V573 Patnted Oct. 27, 1970 Sheet Z of 2 CLUTCH PURSE WITH CHANGEABLECOVERS My invention relates to a clutch purse or ladies handbag havingchangeable covers.

Prior clutch purses with changeable covers have lacked simplicity andhave therefore presented an undesirable clutch purse design. Themultiple purse parts are apparent from front or side viewing and thevarious fastening elements are exposed.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a clutch purse havingsimple and clean design features and a series of covers which may beused selectively to provide different colored purses or even shapes,depending on the occasion and the desires of the person.

A further object is to provide a clutch purse which, while useable withchangeable covers, still has an attractive design appearance when suchcovers are not used.

A still further object is to provide a clutch purse with changeablecovers in which the various fastening elements are substantiallyconcealed, particularly when an apertured cover is employed, and thepurse presents an attractive appearance from the front and sides.

Yet another object of this invention is to provide a clutch purse havingarticle receiving pockets in extending flaps, the pockets beingaccessible for use when the flaps are inserted in said changeablecovers.

A still further object is to provide a clutch purse with flaps andchangeable covers having different article carrying pockets in the flapsand covers.

The above-mentioned and other features and objects of this invention andthe manner of attaining them will become more apparent and the inventionitself will be best understood by reference to the following descriptionof an embodiment of the invention taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawing, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of my invention;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view illustrating the main purse and changeablecover;

FIG. 3 is a front view of my invention;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view, with the main purse open and the coverunfastened;

FIG. 5 is a side view, with the main purse closed and the coverfastened;

FIG. 6 is an exploded view of another embodiment of my inventionillustrating the main purse and changeable cover; and

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the embodiment of FIG. 6 with thepurse open, the flaps inserted in the cover, and the flaps beingunfastened.

Referring now to FIG. 1, there is shown a ladys purse 10, sometimesreferred to as a clutch bag, having a central section or main purse body11, bordered by a metallic frame. sides 12A, 12B, forming also a bottomand thus defining the main purse interior, and a clasp 14. The parts 11,12A, 12B and 14 are conventional. The novel clutch purse furtherincludes side closure flaps 20A, 20B integral with and extending fromsides 12A, 128, respectively and a cover 100 having flaps receivingpockets.

For purposes of description the right side of the clutch purse will bedescribed and will be identified by A, and it will be understood thatthe left of B side is symmetrical and thus the same description wouldapply.

In the embodiment illustrated (FIGS. 1, 2 and 4), the extending flap 20Ahas an upper flap body portion 21A and an extending part 23A, part 21Aunited, by sewing for example, to the side 13A of the main conventionalpurse, which may be cloth or other conventional material. Thus the sideof the novel clutch purse 12A may include sides 13A and 21A although itwill be understood that 12A may be formed of one or more side elementsand may also include a stiffening element A between such side elementsand to carry a male fastening element which extends through 21A.

The flap A has an extension 23A which extends almost to the top of side12A as shown in FIG. 2 and is shaped to advantageously fit into arespective flap receiving pocket 101A, formed in the upper part of theinside of the cover 100. Cover may comprise a continuous outer layer ofmaterial and inner layers 1 1 1A, having for example, only a layer ofstiffening material, such as cloth 1 12A, to give a definite contour tothe pockets 101A and may carry the female fastening socket. The innerlayers are attached, by sewing or the like to the inner layer on right,left and upper sides to define the respective pockets 101A.

Cover 100 may also include a second article receiving pocket 102A,formed below the top pockets 101A, to receive change or the like.Pockets 102A, 102B are formed by inner layers of material 113A, 1138attached, by sewing or the like, to the outer layer 110 at the bottomand sides to define an upper opening to the pockets 102A, 102B (FIGS. 2,4).

A further set of pockets 29A, 29B are formed in the inside of flaps 20A,208, the opening being just below the lower edge of layers 1 11A, 1118of the flap receiving pockets of the cover 100. Access to pockets 29A,29B is thus available when the cover is used and the flaps and coverefiectively close pockets 29A, 29B.

The flap as described may be a double layer construction with acontinuous outer layer 25 folded over forming pocket 30A. The innerlayer 26 extends below the folded over layer and comprises the upperportions 21A, attached to the sides 13A. Together with outer layer 25,layer 26 defines the pockets 29A. It will be noted that pocket 101A, aswell as pocket 29A are covered and effectively closed when the cover 100is in place, as shown in FIG. 5.

Thus, a multiplicity of pockets are provided, and the main purse isuseable with or without the cover, and further the pockets are protectedor covered when the fastening means are used.

From the side, the clutch purse with cover of FIG. 5 presents a cleandesign and the separablity of cover 100 is virtually unnoticeable. Theflaps 20A are fully enclosed at the top 105.

The main clutch purse has a male fastening element 200A which engageseither the female 201A on the inside of flap 20A or female 202A on theinside of cover 100. When female 202A is engaged, the main clutch purse10, shown in FIG. 2,

can be used separately and apart from the cover. When the flap 20A isinserted in the cover, the female 202A is engaged. The fasteningelements shown may be suitably recessed in the purse, flap or covers,respectively, and other types of fastening elements may be used.

Referring now to the preferred embodiment of FIG. 6 and 7 there is shownthe main purse body 11 and the side closure flaps 20A. In thisembodiment, and pocket 101A is provided to receive articles. A fasteningelement 200A which comprises generally circular body and an extendingmale member is attached to the outside of the main purse body while thegenerally circular body comprising the female socket is shown at 202A,202B, on the inside of the closure flap.

The cover 100' comprises a receiving pocket 101A into which the flap 20Ais inserted. The fastening member of this cover comprises two openings205A, 2058, which are formed on the inside of the upper pocket 101A andis generally circular so that the circular body of the respectivefastening element can pass therethrough to provide adequate fastening.

In this way the amount of space occupied by the fastening element issubstantially reduced since the male and female body may be recessed inthe purse and closure flap respectively. Further fastening element ofthe cover occupies essentially little or no width since the circularfemale (or male) fastening bodies fit therethrough. This provides anenhanced design effect and the general thin, design appearance isretained.

While the foregoing description sets forth the principles of theinvention in connection with specific apparatus, it is to be understoodthat this description is made only by way of example and not as alimitation of the scope of the invention as set forth in the objectsthereof and in the accompanying claims.

I claim:

1. A clutch purse with a changeable cover comprising:

a main purse having outer sides;

two side closure flaps extending from said purse sides;

purse is a complementary fastening element. g V v d flaps and coverreceiving pockets; and, fastening means on said purse outer sides, flapsand cover to fasten the closure and the cover to the purse sides.

v 2. The clutch purse of claim 1 in'which the fastening means onrtheflapsand coverare'the same and'are substantially a v a removable coverfor said purse having a pair of inside flap, 7

recessed female elements,qand the fastening means on the SlThe cIutchpurse of claim 2 in which l have at least one pocket therein; said coverproviding an'en-' 1 closing surface for said pocketl.

4. The-clutch purse of'claim '3 in which one pocket is 3 formed in theinside of a flap, whereby said pocket is covered I 7 by the main pursebody when said flap is fastened.

s. The clutch purse of claim 4 in whi p the flaps a: into said inside ofsaidflap remains accessible;

a 6. The clutch purse of claim 5 in which said cover includes articlereceiving pockets on its sides facing the'main purse.

7. The clutch purse ofclaim l inwhich the-fasten means comprisescomplementary locking elements on said purseoutersidesandsaidflapsandthesaidcoverincludesmeans providing couplingbetween said outer sides and flaps where V by said cover is held whenthe fastening means are connected.

8. The clutch purse of clainl in which fastening means V-includes malesnap fastening elements on said outer sides, female socket elements onsaid flaps, and apertures in said cover through which said socketelements may pass.

l 9. The clutch purse of claim'8 in which each said flap in C eludes anarticle receiving pocket extending from its opening to the top of theflap, each flap pocket receiving one &of saidflaps and the lower edgeforming the opening rim of flap receiving cover, and said articlereceiving pocke'tinthe 7 receiving pocket extending to a each said flapreceivingpocket extendingmto a distance to allow acces to said articlereceiving pocket. 10. The clutch purseof claim lin which each said flapineludes an article receiving pocket extending from its opening

